Acidava

Acidava
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Alternative name Acidaua
Location Enoșești,​ Olt County,​ Romania
Coordinates 44°22′31″N 24°16′39″E / 44.375411°N 24.277634°E / 44.375411; 24.277634Coordinates: 44°22′31″N 24°16′39″E / 44.375411°N 24.277634°E / 44.375411; 24.277634
Altitude 127 m (417 ft)

Acidava (Acidaua) was a Dacian and later Roman fortress on the Olt river near the lower Danube.[1] The settlements remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Romania.

After the Roman conquest of Dacia by Roman Emperor Trajan, Acidava became a civilian and military center, with castra being built in the area. Acidava was part of the Limes Alutanus, a line of fortifications built under emperor Hadrian running north-south along the Alutus - the Olt river.[2] The function of the limes was to monitor the Roxolani to the east and deter any possible attacks.[3]

Acidava is depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana between Romula and Rusidava.[4] The same document depicts a second Acidava, between Cedoniae and Apula, but some authors believe it is actually a copy error[5] and the correct name is Sacidava, another Dacian town.

Acidava on the Roman Dacia selection from Tabula Peutingeriana
Acidava within Limes Alutanus - Red line to the left

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  • Grumeza, Ion (2009). Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe. Hamilton Books. ISBN 0-7618-4465-1. The shores of the Danube were well monitored from the Dacian fortresses Acidava, Buricodava, Dausadava (the shrine of the wolves), Diacum, Drobeta (Turnu Severin), Nentivava (Oltenita), Suvidava (Corabia), Tsirista, Tierna/Dierna (Orsova) and what is today Zimnicea. Downstream were also other fortresses: Axiopolis (Cernadova), Barbosi, Buteridava, Capidava(Topalu), Carsium(Harsova), Durostorum(Silistra), Sacidava/Sagadava (Dunareni) along with still others...
  • Blejan, Adrian (1998). Dacia Felix - Istoria Daciei Romane (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  • Vinereanu, Mihai (2002). Originea geto-dacă a limbii române (in Romanian). Chisinau: Pontos. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010.
  • Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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